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Reason and Education

Essays in Honor of Israel Scheffler

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Editors:
  1. Harvey Siegel

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Editor’s Introduction

    • Harvey Siegel
    Pages 1-6

  3. Rationality and Human Dignity — Confucius, Kant and Scheffler on the Ultimate Aim of Education

    • Ynhui Park
    Pages 7-18

  4. Critical Thinking and Foundational Development

    • Wouter Van Haaften, Ger Snik
    Pages 19-41

  5. The Cognitive Emotions and Emotional Cognitions

    • Iris M. Yob
    Pages 43-57

  6. Rational Passions and Intellectual Virtues. A Conceptual Analysis

    • Jan Steutel, Ben Spiecker
    Pages 59-71

  7. In Praise of Objective-Subjectivity: Teaching the Pursuit of Precision

    • Ann Diller
    Pages 73-87

  8. Reason in Teaching: Scheffler’s Philosophy of Education “A Maximum of Vision and a Minimum of Mystery”

    • William Hare
    Pages 89-101

  9. Teaching, Reason and Risk

    • Allen T. Pearson
    Pages 103-111

  10. Language: Definition and Metaphor

    • Robin Barrow
    Pages 113-124

  11. Is There a “Language of Education”?

    • Jürgen Oelkers
    Pages 125-138

  12. National Goals for Education and The Language of Education

    • Carlton H. Bowyer, Herbert L. McCree
    Pages 139-148

  13. (Re)Inventing Scheffler, or, Defending Objective Educational Research

    • D. C. Phillips
    Pages 149-158

  14. Scheffler Revisited on the Role of History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teacher Education

    • Michael R. Matthews
    Pages 159-173

  15. In Defense of Israel Scheffler’s Conception of Moral Education

    • Jerrold R. Coombs
    Pages 175-187

  16. Israel Scheffler’s Ethics: Theory and Practice

    • Victor L. Worsfold
    Pages 189-200

  17. Israel Scheffler on Religion, Reason and Education

    • Terence H. McLaughlin
    Pages 201-223

  18. Reflections on Israel Scheffler’s Philosophy of Religion

    • Ronald S. Laura
    Pages 225-240

  19. Total Quality Management: A Plan for Optimizing Human Potential?

    • Paul A. Wagner
    Pages 241-258

  20. Replies

    • Israel Scheffler
    Pages 259-272
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About this book

Israel Scheffler is the pre-eminent philosopher of education in the English-speaking world today. This volume collects seventeen original, invited papers on Scheffler's philosophy of education by scholars from around the world. The papers address the wide range of topics that Scheffler's work in philosophy of education has addressed, including the aims of education, cognition and emotion, teaching, the language of education, science education, moral education, religious education, and human potential. Each paper is followed by a response from Scheffler himself.
The collection is essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary scholarship in philosophy of education, or with the place of this singularly important author in it.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA

    Harvey Siegel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reason and Education

  • Book Subtitle: Essays in Honor of Israel Scheffler

  • Editors: Harvey Siegel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5714-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4362-2Published: 30 November 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5714-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 288

  • Topics: Philosophy of Education

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